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Michigan-Ohio State was most watched college football game on FOX ever

Not only was the blowout loss to Ohio State painful to watch for Michigan fans, it was watched by many.

Try more than 13 million people.

Last Saturday's 62-39 loss to the Buckeyes, Michigan's seventh straight to Ohio State, was watched by 13.2 million viewers, FOX announced Thursday.

It was the most-watched regular season college football on FOX, the network said, an increase of 26 percent from the 2017 game. That game, a 31-20 loss for Michigan, drew 10.5 million viewers.

On FOX streaming services, including the network's app, the game drew an average of 145,000 viewers per minute.